Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested in the death of a female found at 10225 Bissonnet Street about 11:35 a.m. on November 12, 2007.
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After 36 years, a man whose remains were discovered in a wooded area near I-95 in Jupiter, Florida, has been identified as John Lee Peppard, born October 10, 1946.
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Police in Florida have likely found the bodies of two individuals using sonar technology in a canal thought to be missing for the last 50 years.
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Investigators from the Ventura County Cold Case Unit have arrested
Warren Luther Alexander (DOB 01/12/51), of Diamondhead, Mississippi, on three counts of
murder, related to a series of strangulation murders that occurred in 1977.
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Thirty-seven years ago on October 13, 1987, a newborn baby was found discarded and dead inside a dumpster behind a business in the 5400 block of La Sierra Avenue. A man rummaging for recyclables found the baby. The newborn girl’s death was ruled a homicide by the Riverside County Coroner’s Office.
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After nearly three decades, the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office has announced the resolution of a cold case involving the murder of 15-year-old Danielle “Danni” Houchins from Belgrade, Montana. Houchins was tragically killed on September 21, 1996.
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In September 2023, the partial skeletal remains of an unidentified individual were discovered by a maintenance diver at the Lawrence Hydroelectric Plant in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Lawrence is located north of Boston on the Merrimack River. The remains were found approximately 60 feet underwater along with a blue shirt, a black jacket, and a pair of thermal underwear pants, all of which were found against the water intake grate.
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The Florida’s State Attorney's Office for the Eighth Judicial Circuit have upgraded their forensic software that utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) in an effort to streamline efficiency for digital evidence management.
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In forensic laboratories, samples are often screened for drugs through so-called color tests, designed to change color in the presence of drugs. Although these tests are quick and inexpensive, they are limited because they are non-specific, meaning they do not identify which drug may be present, and can be inconclusive, requiring follow-up testing.
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Every firearm has a precise fingerprint and now Connecticut investigators are using
an expanded computer database of ballistics images to provide new tools for police
investigating violent crime.
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